Sen Carl Levin (D-MI): Chevy Volt (that hasn't sold a single unit, fills up on coal and the feds hav

The farce is afoot. Politicians are coming out of the woodwork touting the Chevy Volt as a savior of humanity. Included in the props is the Volt - without having sold a single unit - being declared car of the year by Motor Trend, which in reality was more about marketing than technology. Right after that, the Volt was named "green car of the year" even though inn reality it fills up on coal. If it were such a revolutionary vehicle, consumers would be pining to get one and the government wouldn't need to pay people $7,500 to buy one. Here's the angriest mayor in America touting the Volt:

And from The Detroit News: Levin: Volt proves 'doubters' wrong

Sen. Carl Levin, D-Detroit, a future Chevrolet Volt owner, said General Motors Co. has answered its critics with the launch of its extended range plug-in hybrid.

GM launched the Volt — a vehicle that the EPA says goes 35 miles on a single charge — at a ceremony at the company's Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant today.

What happened to the Volt getting 230 MPG?

The extended-range electric vehicle has a gas engine that runs the Volt when the battery is depleted.

Levin and members of Congress couldn't attend because of action this week. But Levin wrote a letter to GM CEO Dan Akerson — that hasn't been made public — praising the Volt.

"We've always known there would be doubters. Congratulations on answering them so well," Levin wrote. "Today is a great moment in automotive history."

..."With the delivery of the first Chevrolet Volt from the assembly line, GM has demonstrated that the domestic auto industry is at the forefront of innovation," he said.

Levin said the Volt "is testament to the notion that industry and government can work in partnership to advance the complimentary goals of strengthening our industrial economy and protecting our environment."

Only in government world is the loss of $59 billion taxpayer dollars to produce a car very few will buy considered a success. taxpayers will lose at least $59 Billion (yes - with a capital 'B'), down the toilet and into the hands of mostly the UAW. Recently, I posted on this:

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs reiterated that the administration believes it will at least obtain $36.1 billion of the $49.5 billion GM bailout — the amount President Barack Obama agreed to invest in GM.

Even if that holds, which it won't, it's still a loss of about $13 billion. But there's even more to it. As I posted earlier this month: Detroit News spews Obama propoganda: Feds to recoup $36 billion in bailout money, fail to mention GM receiving $45 billion tax furlough. The tax exemption hasn't been reported in the establishment MSM. It will cost taxpayers $45.4 billion over the next several year. Add that to at least $13.4 billion that taxpayers guaranteed to lose, and we have a minimum loss of $59 Billion. Some 'proof' for the doubters...

Previously:
PJM Article: Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf Actually Get Only 23, 25 MPG
Good grief: COAL-powered 2011 Chevrolet Volt named Green Car of the Year
Nobel Peace Prize given to Obama's expensive, coal-guzzling car that the government has to pay you $7,500 to buy and hasn't sold one unit yet on open market
Detroit Free Press clueless that the Chevy Volt is a hybrid
Video of Granholm: Criticizing the Chevy Volt is un-American!
Top auto supplier CEO: Government too focused on electric vehicles, "ignoring" other technologies
Video: 'The Truth About Cars' Editor Edward Niedermeyer on why the Chevy Volt is a $41,000 electric lemon
That $41,000 price tag for the Chevy Volt? Could be $61,000
Robert Gibbs: Hey - I bet Rush Limbaugh doesn't drive one of those awesome GM F-150s
Granholm to Congress: Put battery incentives in energy bill because it will do for jobs nationally what it did for jobs in Michigan
Obama comes to Michigan, touts money he's giving to KOREAN battery plant to create jobs at $504,667 each
Irony: Michigan touts electric cars for economic growth, but denies permits for power plants to charge them
Detroit News: Buyers won't recoup extra cost of electric vehicles, but electric vehicles will save Michigan's economy or something
Confirmed: Chevy Volt 230 mpg claim is bs
Side-splitting headline of the day: GM touts Volt with 230 mpg city rating (by using Enron accounting methods)
Another Plug-In Hybrid False Mileage/Energy Savings Claim
Government report: electric cars won't reduce carbon emissions and likely create more
UNTRUE! - Enron Accounting on the 100 mpg Hummer H3
DetNews: 12 projects expected to create 2,900 jobs

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